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‘Gone’ by Michael Blencowe

Book review: ‘Gone’ by Michael Blencowe

A search for what remains of the world’s extinct creatures.

Published 23-Feb-2021
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Nature Writing, Science, Travel Tags: reviews
‘On the Origin of Species’ by Charles Darwin, 1st edition, title page

Book review: ‘On the Origin of Species’ by Charles Darwin (1st ed., 1859)

…or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.

Published 19-Nov-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Science Tags: charles darwin, reviews
‘Tamed’ by Alice Roberts

Book review: ‘Tamed’ by Alice Roberts

Ten species that changed our world.

Published 30-Oct-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Science Tags: alice roberts, reviews
‘Bully for Brontosaurus’ by Stephen Jay Gould

Book review: ‘Bully for Brontosaurus’ by Stephen Jay Gould

Reflections in Natural History.

Published 22-Oct-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Science Tags: reviews, stephen jay gould
‘Ancestral Journeys’ by Jean Manco

Book review: ‘Ancestral Journeys’ by Jean Manco

The peopling of Europe from the first venturers to the Vikings.

Published 20-Oct-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Science Tags: reviews
‘The Adventures of Sir Thomas Browne in the 21st Century’ by Hugh Aldersey-Williams

Book review: ‘The Adventures of Sir Thomas Browne in the 21st Century’ by Hugh Aldersey-Williams

Looking at the world through the eyes of a 17th-century polymath.

Published 17-Oct-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Science Tags: reviews
‘Arctic Dreams’ by Barry Lopez

Book review: ‘Arctic Dreams’ by Barry Lopez

Deservedly seen as a classic.

Published 13-Oct-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Nature Writing, Science Tags: reviews
‘Sexual Selection’ by Zuk & Simmons

Book review: ‘Sexual Selection’ by Marlene Zuk & Leigh W. Simmons

A very short introduction.

Published 07-Mar-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Science Tags: reviews
‘The Laws of Thermodynamics’ by Peter Atkins

Book review: ‘The Laws of Thermodynamics’ by Peter Atkins

A very short introduction.

Published 22-Dec-2019
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Science Tags: reviews
‘Evolution’ by Brian & Deborah Charlesworth

Book review: ‘Evolution’ by Brian & Deborah Charlesworth

A very short introduction.

Published 08-Dec-2019
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Science Tags: reviews

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